aklatan

Tagalog

Etymology

From aklat +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔakˈlatan/, [ʔɐkˈla.tɐn]
• Rhymes: -atan
• Syllabification: ak‧la‧tan

Noun

aklatan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜎᜆᜈ᜔)

1. library

   Synonyms: silid-aklatan, bibliyoteka, libreriya

   Magbabasa lang ako sa aklatan. Ang sipag ko 'no?

   I'll just be reading at the library. Aren't I diligent?

2. bookshop; bookstore

   Synonyms: aklat-tindahan, libreriya

3. bookbinding shop

   Synonym: pabalatang-aklat

Derived terms

• aklatang-bayan
• aklatang-pambansa
• silid-aklatan